Boys' name · since 1996
Kethan
Kethan has 170 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,949 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 170
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kethan sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 170 recorded since 1996.
Kethan has 170 recorded births among boys since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2022.
- #13,949 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 170 born since 1996
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kethan ranks #13,949 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 170 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,949 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 170
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kethan's 170 recorded births place it above 69.28% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Kethan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kethan's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kethan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2022
- Peak year (2008)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Kethan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (76 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Kethan's strongest decade.
76 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Kethan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s
2000s
76 births
- 2010s
2010s
71 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 76 births (45% of all-time use).
Kethan by state
Where Kethan concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.9% |
5 of 170 births nationwide.
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- Kethan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (76 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kethans (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kethan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~26 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1996–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kethan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.